*SET_SHELL

LS-DYNA Input Interface KeywordThis keyword defines a set of shells based on a list of shells in various ways.

Format

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*SET_SHELL_{OPTION}
`set_ID`

If OPTION = <BLANK> or OPTION = LIST, repeat the following line as needed.

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`E_ID1`	`E_ID2`	`E_ID3`	`E_ID4`	`E_ID5`	`E_ID6`	`E_ID7`	`E_ID8`

If OPTION = LIST_GENERATE, repeat the following line as needed.

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`E_IDB1`	`E_IDE1`	`E_IDB2`	`E_IDE2`	`E_IDB3`	`E_IDE3`	`E_IDB4`	`E_IDE4`

If OPTION = LIST_GENERATE_INCREMENT, repeat the following line as needed.

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`E_IDB`	`E_IDE`	`INCR`

If OPTION = GENERAL, repeat the following lines for each TYPE used.

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`TYPE`	`ID1`	`ID2`	`ID3`	`ID4`	`ID5`	`ID6`	`ID7`
	`ID8`	`ID9`	`ID10`	`ID11`	`ID12`	etc

If OPTION = COLUMN, repeat the following lines for each TYPE used.

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`E_ID`

Definition

Field	Contents	SI Unit Example
`OPTION`	<BLANK> Default The shells in the set are listed 8 per line until the next keyword. LIST The shells in the set are listed 8 per line until the next keyword. LIST_GENERATE The shells in the set include all the parts between `E_IDB1` – `E_IDE1`, `E_IDB2` – `E_IDE2`, `E_IDB3` – `E_IDE3`, etc. LIST_GENERATE_INCREMENT The shells in the set include all the parts between `E_IDB1` – `E_IDE1` with the increment value `INCR`. GENERAL The shells in the set are defined using the `TYPE` options defined. COLUMN The shells in the set are listed 1 per line until the next keyword.
`set_ID`	Set identifier. (Integer)
`E_ID1` -`E_ID8`	Element IDs, 8 per line. (Integer)
`E_IDB1`-`E_IDB4`	First element ID of the range, 4 ranges per line. (Integer)
`E_IDE1`-`E_IDE4`	Last element ID of the range, 4 ranges per line. (Integer)
`E_IDB`	First element ID of the range. (Integer)
`E_IDE`	Last element ID of the range. (Integer)
`INCR`	Increment value for the list generation from `E_IDB` to `E_IDE`. Default = 1 (Integer)
`TYPE`	ALL All shells in the model are added to the set. No entities are listed for this option. ELEM The listed shells are added to the set. DELEM The listed shells are removed to the set. PART The shells from the listed parts are added to the set. DPART The shells from the listed parts are removed to the set. BOX The shells inside the listed boxes are added to the set. DBOX The shells inside the listed boxes are removed from the set.
`ID1`, `ID2`, `ID3`	Entity IDs, 7 per line. (Integer)
`E_ID`	Element ID's. (Integer)

Comments

This keyword maps to /SET/GENERAL.
The adding and removing of elements in *SET_SHELL_GENERAL depends on the order of the TYPE options used.
The option “_TITLE” can be added to the end of this keyword. When “_TITLE” is included, an extra 80 characters long line is added after the keyword input line which allows an entity title to be defined.